Background Cutaneous melanoma accounts for 75% of skin cancer deaths. Standard treatment
is surgical excision with a safety margin some distance from the borders of the primary …

Background Cigarette smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of death and disability
in developed countries and is a significant public health concern. While known to be …

Acne vulgaris has a substantial impact on a patient’s quality of life, affecting both self-esteem
and psychosocial development. 1 Patients and physicians are faced with many over-the-…

In the last fifty years, Clostridium botulinum has become notorious for its ability to produce
the deadly botulinum neurotoxins. While botulinum toxin A, better known as Botox™, is …

Cryotherapy refers to the use of cold temperature to treat disease and is a mainstay
therapeutic modality for a wide variety of skin conditions. This article reviews the early …

Objectives To provide the first comprehensive assessment of dermatology residency training
in Canada based on the residents’ perspective; to examine and elucidate trends in current …

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous disorders can be associated with a wide variety of dental
manifestations that should be familiar to dermatologists. OBJECTIVE: We sought to describe the …

OBJECTIVE:: Oxidant stress contributes to vascular injury and atherosclerosis. We
hypothesized that estrogen treatment of ovariectomized rats decreases O 2 − by decreasing the …

… Author Contributions: Drs Freeman, Freiman, Barzilai, Muller, and Dellavalle had full access
to all data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of …

Angioedema: Characterized by well-circumscribed areas of edema caused by increased
vascular permeability, this condition affects mostly the skin, and the gastrointestinal and …